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24th July 2023
Panama: The Ministry of Health has clarified that it is currently in a selection process to grant a licence for the manufacture of medical cannabis derivatives, and therefore cannabis derivatives are not currently authorised for distribution and sale.6th June 2023
Panama: The country has this week called for expressions of interest from companies wishing to obtain a licence to manufacture medicinal cannabis derivatives,the Ministry of Health’s national director for pharmacy and drugs, Elvia Lau, told the press.
29th September 2022
Panama: The National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) has published the results of a survey conducted in over 16,000 homes, which found only 7% approved of the recreational use of cannabis, with 88% opposed. Cannabis is currently allowed in Panama for medical purposes only.
2nd September 2022
- Panama: The two Executive Decrees that further regulate cannabis for medical and therapeutic use – which were announced yesterday by the president – were published today in the Gazette. Executive Decree 121/22 sets, among other things, definitions, types of authorised products, patient registration rules, and licence and cultivation requirements. Executive Decree 85/22 creates the National Directorate for the Monitoring of Activities Related to Medical Cannabis.
1st September 2022
Panama: President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen has signed two executive decrees related to Law 242 of 2021, which introduced a legal framework for medicinal and therapeutic use of cannabis. Press reports that the decrees, which have not yet been published, will apply to legal entities that import, export, cultivate and market medicinal cannabis.
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